Folding umbrella



May 29, 1928. 1,671,411

A. J. DANIELSON FOLDING UMBRELLA Filed Aug. 4. 1922 s Sheets-Sheet 1 lill'lili May 29; 1928. 7 1,671,411

A. J. DANIELSON FOLDING UMBRELLA Filed Aug. 4. 1,922 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 May 29, 1928.

A. J. DANIELSON FOLDING UMBRELLA Filed Aug. 4, 1922 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 Patented May 29, 1928o Darren sraTEs raisin ALBERT J. DANIELSON, OF LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA.

FOLDING UMBRELLA.

Application filed August 4, 1922. Serial No. 579,640.

" The prime object. of this invention is to provide a folding umbrella that can be readilyoperated to be folded so that an um brella of average length can be compactly l folded, that it may be easily placed in a medium. size handbag or carried inthe pocket= of a raincoat when not being .used. 7

A further object ,of -my invention is to provide a folding umbrella having telescopic sections that may be withdrawn and locked in position to provide a handle of age length umbrella.

A still further object of my invention is to provide a. folding umbrella that will 16 stretch a cover of the average size umbrella with the use of ribs and whereby the ribs may be locked to hold the cover in a spread position and to so construct the ribs that upon sliding of the rib ring on the telescopic 2 handle section, that a series'ofouter ribs will be swung inwardly and upwardly thus bringing the cover and ribs into a folded position. V I g And a still further object of my invention is to provide an umbrella of the above indicated character wherein the .various parts can be locked-against movement when the same are in a folded position.

An additional object of my invention is to provide a folding umbrella of the above indicated character that can be folded for conveniently carrying. the same in a handbag or the pocket of a coat, thus reducing to a minimum the possibility of losing the umbrella as is frequently the case at the present time due tothe fact that in order to use'both hands the owners of an. umbrella will set same aside while conducting their business and afterwards walkout leaving the umbrella standing in a corner or hanging on the back of a chair.

These and like objects of myv invention will be better understood as the description follows and as. is specifically pointed out in the appended claim. I

Referring to the accompanying drawings which form a part of this specification and which clearly illustrate the construction and operation of my invention, I

Figurel is a perspective view of an. umbrella constructed in accordance with my invention.

Figure 2 is a top plan view of the cover,

showing the ribs in dotted lines.

Figure Sisan enlarged fragmentary secthe avertion, showing the connection between. the outer ribs and inner ribs. 1 I Figure tshows a modified form of connecting the outerribs with the inner ribs.

' Figure is a vertical central section through an open umbrella, showing the telescopic handle sections partly .in section.

Figure 6 1s a side elevation of an umbrella constructedin accordance with my invention showing same in a folded position,

tical section showing the means forrlocking the various parts in a folded position. F igure 11.1s an enlarged fragmentary vertical section showing the meansfor supporting the stretcher ring in engagementwithv one of the telescopic sections, and

gFigure 12 is a horizontal section taken on line 12 -12 of Figure 10.

Referring to the accompanying drawings in detail, like characters will be usedto designate like parts in the different views.

In the drawings, the numeral-1 designates the hand grip portion of the telescopic handle which comprises'in addition to thehand grip 1 sections 2 and The sections'l, 2, and 3 are hollow and the last named section is provided adjacent one endlwith the usual crown 4 and a cap 5 is formed on the end of said section to 'form a closure, for same. A serles of lnner ribs Ghav ng one end connected to the crown 4 1n anyof the usual .methods employed in themanufacture of umbrellas, and the outer ends of the inner ribs 6. are bent at right angles as at 7 to provide a shaft on which a crank .8 is free to rotate. A series of outer. ribs 9, two of which comprises asset for operation in connectionv witheach of the inner ribs. The outer ribs 9 have the outer ends secured to the cloth cover of the umbrella'in the usual way as at 10, while the inner ends of the outer ribs are pivotally connected at 11-to a plate 12. v An extension 13 is formed onthe plate-12 and terminates into a shaft 14; which is positioned within the hollow end 15 of the crank 8, and provided with a shoulder for permitting but a slight pivotal movement of the plate 12 with relation to the crank 8, the purpose of whichwill be better understood as the description follows.

A series of rib stretching rods 16 are each pivotally connected at one end to a stretcher ring 17 that is slidable on the hollow telescopic section 3. The stretcher ring 17 is provided with flanges 18 struck out from same to which a plate 19 is pivotally supported to permit stretcher rods 16 to engage the ring 17 and the periphery of the ring 17 is provided with a series of recesses 20, a recess being provided for each of the inner ribs so that same may be folded in close re-' lation with the telescopic sections when the umbrella as a whole is folded into a com-.

pact position.

A coil spring 21 is adapted to be positioned around the ends of each of the stretcher rods 16 as is indicated in Figure 7,

c the rear wall of the chamber while the op posite end of the spring rests in engagement with the pawl 23, and tends to force same into an opening 25 formed in the telescopic section 3, which provides means .for supporting the stretcher ring 17 and stretcher rib rods 16, at the desired point on the section 3. The outer end of each of the stretcher rods 16is connected to the crank 8 'as'indicated by the numeral 26, the purpose of which will be better understood as the description follow.

From the foregoing description of my invention taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, it can be readily seen that upon sliding the ring 17 on the telescopic section 3 that same will disengage the pawl 23 from the recess 25, and that on continual movement of the ring 17 in the'direction oftheir pivotal connections 11 to the plates 12,

as clearly shown in dotted lines in Figure 3, after which it is an easy matter to move the outer ribs and cover inwardly to the pos1 tion indicated in Figure 6. It is to be notedjoining section so thatv it is impossible to move the sections entirely apart.

In order to hold the sections 1, 2, and 3 in an extended position, a spring 28is em ployed which has one end made fast to the lugs 29 carried by the bottom 27 and the free end of each of the springs 28 are adapt-- ed to pass through. aligned slots 30 in the connecting sections so that the sections when so positioned are firmly locked until pressure has been brought to bear on the free ends of the springs. v

A collar 31 is formed on the upper endof the section 2 and is provided with re cesses 32 for the/purpose of receiving, lugs 33 carried by the underside ofthe ring ,1 Spring arms 34 are pivotally mounted in the collar 31 and upon folding the umbrella and: bringing the collar of the telescopicsection 2 into engagement with the ring 17 the lugs 33 engage the recesses 32 and are held therein by the spring arms 34.

In Figure 4 I have shown'aslightly modified form of fastening the plate 12 to the crank 8. Instead of having the extension formed integral with the plate, I have provided a separateconnecting rod as indicated by the numeral that is bolted or made secure in any suitable manner to the plate 12.

From theforegoing description of my invention, it can be'readily seen that I have provided a folding umbrella that'is not only simple in construction and operation, but durable, eflicient for the purpose intended, and one that can-be manufactured'and placed on themarket at a relatively low cost. I

While I have shown and described the preferred form of my invention,I realize that various minor changesmay be resorted to, without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as claimed, and therefore, I do not wish to limit myself to the exact details of construction shown, nor to the combination and arrangement of parts. hat I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is: V

An umbrella comprising a staff, a crown mounted thereon, a ring slidably -mounted thereon, inner rib sections pivot-ally connected with the crown, cranks pivotally connected with the free end of the said rib sections, outer rib sections carried by the crank, bracing ribs pivotally connected at their outer ends with the crank and having sliding engagement longitudinally of their length at their inner ends with the ring,

and I springs connected with the bracing ribs and the ring. y

In testimony whereof I have afiixed my signature.

v ALBERT J. DANIELSON. 

